Thanks Rijosho. I did a search for a battery topic and couldnt locate one. Link was on point. Six pages of battery talk. That's why I love this forum.

Leaning toward the platinum diehard. Will go see if its in stock.

Thx for recs everyone.

No prob. You just have to think of your search terms the same way you'd ask the question (acually the same way you did ask the question). So most people would ask "does anyone have a great battery they'd recommend?" and then search those strong keywords.

Sears platinum. They have similar figures to Odyssey but have a way better warranty. I have one in my Defender and Disco. If I get a power leak or something happens where i kill the battery time and time again (which happens in these old trucks when a wire gets loose or cut) I just bring the battery back no questions asked and get a brand new one.

Just went through this. Sears Diehard Platinum. 4 year full replacement, 100 month prorated replacement. Readily available at Sears everywhere with your choice of standard Group 34 (can go dual battery in a Defender) or Group 31. The Marine version's warranty is 3 years full replacement though. Sealed AGM. And you can catch them on sale...just got one for $214 out the door, but Ive seen them for under $200 smackers.

Interestingly enough, the single connector G 34 costs more than the dual connection G 34s.